diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_manila.yml.j2 b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_manila.yml.j2
index d2afce57fe..9622159daf 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_manila.yml.j2
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_manila.yml.j2
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ tempest_tempest_conf_overrides:
     enable_ip_rules_for_protocols: nfs
     image_with_share_tools: manila-service-image
     image_password: manila
+    endpoint_type: internalURL
 
 tempest_images:
   - url: "https://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.5.1/cirros-0.5.1-x86_64-disk.img"